Kostas Ach announced his resignation from the post of Minister of Infrastructure and Transport. Karamanlis.

“This is what I consider it my duty to do as a minimal sign of respect for the memory of the people who have gone so unfairly, and to take responsibility for the eternal mistakes of the Greek state and political system,” he says, among other things, in his announcement.

“I have just returned from the scene of the train tragedy in Tempe. The pain is unspeakable.

It is a fact that we received the Greek railway in a state that does not correspond to the 21st century. During these 3.5 years, we have made every effort to improve this reality. Unfortunately, these efforts were not enough to prevent such an accident. And it is very hard for all of us and for me personally.

When something so tragic happens, it’s impossible to go on living like it never happened. I have been in politics for several years, but I consider it a necessary element of our democracy for the citizens of our country to trust the political system. This is called political responsibility.

For this reason, I am resigning as Minister of Infrastructure and Transport. This is what I consider it my duty to do as a sign of minimal respect for the memory of the people who left so unjustly, and to take responsibility for the eternal mistakes of the Greek state and political system.

From the bottom of my heart, I once again express my pain and support to the families of the victims.”

OSE Workers President: Conflict ‘shows’ human error

Earlier, the president of the OSE workers’ union and locksmith Nikos Tsikalakis spoke about the tragedy caused by the human factor.

“At the moment of tragedy, it happens war (…) More than two factors are needed for an accident to occur. A complete picture, to say what exactly is to blame, i.e. what is the main reason for the “collision of two trains”, we can not know until early. However, according to him, “the first assessment shows that the tragedy occurred through the fault of a person.”

“Let me first tell you what is true today. According to the organizational chart, which was voted by the state itself and states that the railway should have 2,100 employees, today there are 750 people working throughout Greece. “Today, one station manager cannot talk to another, everything should happen more automatically,” Mr. Tsikalakis said.

The stationmaster has been arrested.

At noon, the head of the OSE station was detained by the traffic police of Larisa. According to the police, the 59-year-old head of the station is characterized as the culprit of the accident and is accused, among other things, of murder by negligence (Article 302 of the Criminal Code), causing bodily harm by negligence (314 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Code) and dangerous interference in the movement of vehicles (291 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

Public spending on funerals of victims

The funeral of the victims of the railway accident in Tempi will be paid publicly by decision of the Ministers of the Interior M. Voridis and Finance Chr. Stykur. At the same time, by the decision of Mr. Voridis, from March 1 to March 3, 2023, the flags in all public buildings of the country will be half-mast, and all festive events will be suspended in pursuance of the declaration. three days of national mourning by the prime minister.